Car construction.



G. B. MALTBY.

CAR CONSTRUCTION. I

APPLICATION FILED DEC. I0. 1915- 1,214,567. Patented Feb. 6,1917.

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CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION Flu-:D Dic. 1o. |915.

Patented Feb. 6,1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Tie 2 www GEORGE B. MALTBY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1917.

Application filed December 10, 1915. Serial No. 66,033.

tion, of which the following is a full, clear,

and exact description.

This invention relates to a carconstruction, and particularly to lthe construction of the roof and sides of a car, and to novel means for securing adjacent roof and side i plates toeach other and to the carlines and side posts.

In one of its aspects the invention comprises a roof construction including a carline which has a central web interposed in the joint between the roofl plates which are fastened together and to the web by rivets or bolts, preferably rivets, passing through the D plates and the web.-

In another aspect the invention resides in a similar means for connecting the side plates to a substantially similarly constructed side post which may, if desired, be formed integrally with the carline or as a'separate member.

Other features of the invention reside in the general arrangement of parts, including the particular .construction of carlines or side posts provided in addition to the web referred 4to with laterally .and outwardly projecting web portions forming drainage channels and bearing surfaces for the plates or for theplates and sheathing.

My invention may be further briefly summarized as consisting` in certain novel details of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be described in the specification and set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying sheets of drawings wherein I have shown several embodiments of my invention, Figure 1 is a sectional view through a pair of carlines and through roof plates which are fastened together and to the carlines in accordance with one form Vof my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modification in the construction of the roof, also a slight Zmodification in the shape 'of a carline and vin the manner in which the plates arefastened together and to the carline; Fig. 3 is a similar view i showing a still further modification in the joint or connection between the roof plates and carline; Fig. 4 is a similar vlew showing a further modiication in the construction of the roof, in the shape of the carlinek fled form; Fig. 7 is a view of a portionof a combined carline and side post formed as one continuous member; Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing particularly a portion of the exterior of the side and roof of the car constructed in accordance with my invention, this view illustrating the exter nal appearance of the joints between the roof and side plates; and Fig. 9 is a sectional view through one of the side posts and through two adjacent side plates illustrating the manner in which the central web of the side post or combined side post and carline extends into the joint between the plates and illustrating further the man# ner in ,which the side flanges or side webs of the post form bearing surfaces for the plates; this section may be regarded as taken substantially along the line 9 9 of Fig. 6.

T he car construction involving the present invention has for one of its elements a novel construction of carline or carline and side post which per se is not claimed herein but constitutes the subject-matter of a separate application, Serial No. 66,034, filed by me December 10, 1915, but as the present invention resides particularly in the arrangement of the roof and side plates with respect to the carlines and side posts. and the joints which are formed, I have herein illustrated the carlines and side posts in several modified forms, and the same will be described. But for a more complete understanding of the construction of these separate elements reference is had to my companion application As before stated, one of the features of the presentinvention is the construction wherein the carlines or side posts, or both, whether the same are formedin one continuous piece or as separate elements,vinclude a central web which extends into the joint between adjacent plates of the roof or sides and to which the marginal portions of the plates are fastened. In Fig. l which epresents a section through. the roof of the car at right angles to the carlines, the carlines are designated 10 and the roof plates 11. It will be observed that the carlines are each in the form of a double U, being provided with a central upstanding web 12 at the base of which are laterally andupwardly projecting web portions 13 forming channels 14 on oppositesides of the web 12 and provided at their upper marginal portions with lateral flanges 15. It is the central web 12 which in all the forms of the invention here shown projects upwardly or outwardly beyond the flange's 15 and enters into the joint between adjacent plates. Furthermore, the flanges 15 form bearing surfaces for the roof plates 11 and the channels 14 on opposite sides of the central web are employed for drainage purposes.

The particular form of the joints may be varied considerably, but in all instances the plates which are supported by the flanges 15, z'. e., either directly supported or indirectly supported through sheathing, as will be explained presently, extend toward and substantially to the central web 12 and are then bent upwardly alongside the web and in all constructions the upwardly bent portions are fastened together and to the web 12 by rivets 16 or equivalent means such as bolts, preferably the former, which pass at intervals through the web and through the marginal portions off the plates. In the preferred construction the' plates are folded over the web 12, as illustrated in Fig. 1, one of the plates having a U which is fitted down over the web so as to extend upwardly over one side of the web., over the top and down along the other side, and the other plate having a similar U which is fitted down over the U in the first mentioned plate, so that the rivets 16 pass through the web and twice through each plate. In Fig. 2 the plates simply extend upwardly to or substantially the top shaped cap 17 is fitted over the web and over the marginal portions of the plates. The

rivets 16 then pass through the marginal along the sides of the web thereof and a U- as well as through the web. In Fig. 3 the form of the joint is like that illustrated in form 2, except' cap 17 is omitted. In Fig. 4 I have combined certain features of the constructions shown in the preceding figures by extending one of the plates simply up along one side of the web and by giving plate a U-bend or fold which is fitted down over the web and over the upwardly extending marginal portion of the first mentioned plate, so that the rivets 16 pass through the web and through three thicknesses of plate, passing once through one plate and through two portions of the other plate.

Regardless of the specific form or manner of connecting the plates to the web of the carline which isinterposed in the joint, an

exceeding effective, durable and rigid con-- the other tion of thecentral web 12 and because the lcarline is interposed in the joint between adjacent plates. With this construction also there is little liability of the plates becoming loose or of cracking, but if they do crack they are liable to do so at the bend next to the central web and over the lchannels 14, so that the contents of the car is not likely to be damaged for the reason that the water entering the car through the cracks at the point or along the line mentioned is caught in the channels or gutters 14 and is conveyed to the exterior of the car.

The roof plates or without inner sheathing, as is evident by comparison of Fig. 1 with Figs. 2 to 6. When the inner sheathing is not employed the metal plates rest directly on the flanges 15, but if the sheathing such as shown at 18 is used, and which may be of prepared board or regular matched wood, this sheathing will rest on the flanges 15 or the upper marginal edges of the web portions 13, and the metal plates 11 will then rest upon the sheathing. If the sheathing is employed the channels 14 are preferably of less depth than illustrated in Fig. 1. For example, in Figs. 2

`and 3 wherein the carline is designated 10EL the distance of the flanges 15 from the base of the carline is somewhat less than in Fig. 1, so as to lprovide sufficient space for the sheathing, which, as previously explained, is between the flanges 15 and the metal plates.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified roof construction which is very efficient. In this case the carline here designated 10b is of the double U fo-rm and is provided with the central web 12 which projects up into the joint of the roof plates and at the base of the web 12 with web portions 13EL which project laterally outward .from the web 12 and are provided with upright flangesl instead of the lateral flanges 15 of the preceding figures. In this case the outer faces of the flanges 15a are parallel and serve as abutments for nailing strips 19 for the sheathing 18 which is nailed to the strips 19. sheathing rest the metal plates 11`which are fastened together through the web 12 of the carline. It will be understood, of course, that with this roof construction the particular roof plate joint shown inv Fig. 4 is not necessary, but any of the joints shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 may be employed.

lVith any of the constructions above de- 11 may he employed with On the scribed I may employ continuous purlins For exother and each will be attached to the several carlines. The purlins and ridge pole may, if desired, be arranged otherwise than shown in Fig. 4. The carline 10c shown in Fig. 6 is provided at intervals with pockets 22 for the purlins 23 and ridge pole 24, which, 'as here shown, are in the form of channels. It will be understood that these pockets or recesses are in the central web 12 and in the web portions 13 as well as the horizontal flanges 15 at the upper marginal `portions of the webs 13. Aside from the fact that thecarline in Fig. 6 is tapered from the middle point toward the end and is provided with pockets for the purlins and ridge pole, the construction is the same as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The improvements above described may be embodied simply in the roof in which event the carline will extend simply across the roof and at its ends will be bent downwardly a short distance, as shown at 25 in Fig. 5, so that the downwardly extending ends may be secured to the so-called side plates 26. However, the principal feature of the construction, i. e., the manner of join,- ing the roof plates and 0f inter-posing the web of the carlines in each joint, may be employed very advantageously in the sides of the car, that is to say, the side' posts,

whether or not they are formed integrallyy bined carline and side post will extend from the side sills 30, (Fig. 6) t0 which the lower ends of the side posts are secured upwardly along the sides of the car and across the top. kThe central web will, of course, function for the side plates precisely as with the roof plates and will as one continuous piece be interposed between the joints of the side plates and roo-f plates. If desired,as illustrated in Figs. 7 andrS, the roof fand side plates here designated 3l may be combined into continuous plates extending from the 'lower part of the car upwardly along one side over the top and down to the bottom of the other side. It may be mentioned in conclusion that the vertical flanges provided on the exterior of the sides of the car and shown very clearly in Fig. '8 form very desirable and convenient means for attachy ment of diagonal side braces 32, as these braces'can be attached to the upper part of one outstandlng flange and fastened thereto by one or more of the rivets 16 and extended diagonally downward to a point near the bottom of the next adjacent flange and attached thereto in a similar manner.

While I have shown several modifications of my invention, I do not` wish to be confined to the exact details shown, but aim in my claims tocover all modifications which do not involve a departure from the spirit and sco-pe of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is p 1. In a car roof construction, the combination of a carline in the form of a double U and adjacent roof plates, the carline having a solid central web with laterally and upwardly extending web or flange portions forming channels on opposite sides of the web, the roof plates being fastened together by fastening devices extending laterali through the central web and through the roof plates.

2. In a car roof construction, the combination'of a carline in the form of a double U and adjacent roof plates, the carline having a solid central web with laterally and upwardly extending web or flange portions forming channels on opposite sides of the web, the roof plates being fastened together by fastening devices extending laterally through the central web and through the roof plates, an'd roof sheathing between the roof plates and said laterally and upwardly extending portions.

3. In a car roof construction, the combination of a-carline in the form of a double U and adjacent roof plates, the carline having a solid central web with laterally and upwardly extending webs forming channels on opposite sides of the central web, the laterally and upwardly extending webs having horizontally or outwardly extending flanges at their upper marginal edges, the

roof plates being supported by said flanges and being fastened together by fastening devices extending laterally through the central web and through the roof plates.

4. In a car roofconstruction, the combination of a carline in the form of a double U and adjacent roof plates, the carline having a solid central web with laterally and upwardly extending webs forming channels on opposite sides of the central web, the laterally and upwardly extending webs having horizontally or outwardly extending flanges at their upper marginal edges, the roof plates being supported by said flanges and being fastened together by fastening devices extending laterally through the central web and through the roof plates, and roof sheathing between the roof plates and said flanges.

5. In a car roof construction, the combination of a pair of adjacent -roof plates and a carline, the latter being in the form of a double U, having a so id central web, land laterally and upwardly projecting web portions fvorming channels and provided with horizontal flanges at their upper marginal portions, said flanges supporting the roof plates and the central web projecting up into the joint between the plates, and rivets passing through the marginal portions of the plates and laterally through the web for fastening the plates to the latter.

6. In a car roof construction, the combination of a carline having a solid upstanding central web and laterally and upwardly extending web or flange portions forming channels at the sides of said central web, a pair of roof plates supported by said laterally and upwardly extending web or flange portions and'having portions extending upwardly along said central web on opposite sides thereof and the marginal portions of at least one of the plates the web, and fastening devices extending laterally through the web and through the marginal portions of the plates.

7. In a car roof construction, the combi'- nation of a pair of adjacent roof plates, a carline having a solid central web projecting into the joint between the roof plates and having laterally and upwardly extending web or flange portions forming channels at the side of said web, said portions supporting the roof plates, the marginal portions of the plates being in U-form and being folded over the central web, and fastening devices extending laterally' through the central web and laterally through said marginal portions of the plates.

8. In a car construction, a combined carline and side post having an outstanding central web and outstanding side webs on being folded over l opposite sides of the central web, and roof and side plates which are fastened together with the central web interposed in the joint by fastening devices passing laterally through the central web and through the plates, the roof plates being supported by the side webs and the side 'plates bearing against the side webs.

9. In av car construction, a combined carline and side post in the form of a double U, having an outstanding central web and side webs on opposite sides of the central web, and side and roof plates joined together with said central web interposed in the joint by fastening devices passing laterally through the central web and vthrough the plates, the roof plates being supported by the side webs and the side plates bearing against the Side webs.

10. Ina car construction, a combined carline and side post formed in one continuous piece and extending upwardly along the sides of the car and across the top thereof and having a continuous outstanding central web and continuous side webs on opposite sides ofthe central web, and continuous side and roof plates joined together with the said central web interposed in the joint, and fastening devices passing at intervals laterally through the central web and through the marginal portions of the plates, the roof plates being supported by the side webs and the side plates the side webs.

bearing against r In testimony whereof, I hereunto atlix my presence of two Witnesses.

signature in the GEORGE B. MALTBY.

Witnesses: 1 M. M. ROYAN,

C. V. SCHURGER. 

